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- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
we are focusing on venture-backed firms in this study, the industries are those that are most common for venture capitalists to fund: Internet and software, biotechnology, and telecommunications.Q: Was there... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
illustration by Taylor Callery illustration by Taylor Callery Artificial intelligence is not a replacement for the human brain. At least not yet. “That is decades away,” says Rudina Seseri (MBA 2005), answering one of View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
across a variety of countries and sectors. The results of this exploration show that managers are trying to ensure safety and maintain profitability with tremendous energy and creativity. While specific tactics vary by company, they share... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual Underpinnings of Entrepreneurial Management
of more personal analyses of individual entrepreneurs. During this phase of development in the field, many researchers attempted to discover common character traits that might help distinguish... View Details
- Article
The Board's New Innovation Imperative: Directors Need to Rethink Their Roles and Their Attitude to Risk
By: Linda A. Hill and George Davis
As firms scramble for competitive advantage, boards—once the cautious voices urging management to mitigate risk—are now calling for breakthrough innovation. Indeed, avoiding risk is now seen as the riskiest proposition of all. In speaking with CEOs and board members... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Innovation Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Corporate Governance
Hill, Linda A., and George Davis. "The Board's New Innovation Imperative: Directors Need to Rethink Their Roles and Their Attitude to Risk." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 6 (November–December 2017): 102–109.
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
initial step in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The company’s launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from... View Details
- 14 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Rewriting the Rules of Service Competition
India, and Southwest Airlines in the U.S. have done it. Amazon, while achieving much of this, hasn’t yet realized it fully. What must leaders know and do to deliver breakthrough service? Several things stand out. Among View Details
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
Jim. Q: Now, Bill Ford has just put the brakes on his ride as CEO of Ford Motor Company and handed the wheel over to Alan Mulally, who's a veteran of Boeing. How common is it... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge
people to stay curious because we see curiosity as the common element in the entrepreneurial experience. Curiosity helps us create an environment that is most conducive to... View Details
- September 2009
- Article
The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
Technology management poses particular challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business Education; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment; Communication; Curriculum and Courses; Framework; Design; Goals and Objectives; Learning; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. "The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders." Academy of Management Learning & Education 8, no. 3 (September 2009).
- 12 Feb 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Management Practices, Relational Contracts, and the Decline of General Motors
- Forthcoming
- Book
How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage
By: Ranjay Gulati
What leads people to speak truth to power, share bold new ideas, or put their lives on the line? Most of us chalk it up to personality, presuming that our heroes are naturally fearless. But what if courage isn’t simply a matter of personality? What if it’s something... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage. HarperCollins, forthcoming.
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
but one of teammates supporting each other through unprecedented times. The McKinsey guide recommends that leaders strive to “rebuild a common social identity and a sense of belonging based on shared values,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
common ground between communist Vietnam and capitalist foreign investors. "Here in Vietnam you have a situation in which the market is small, and the bureaucracy is dense after... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 15 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: HBS in Israel
apply and attend HBS. Students from Israel are a diverse group, but there are some things they tend to have in common including excellent military service records, strong entrepreneurial sense, and a meaningful commitment to social... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
lesson, he writes, is the need for speed. Lack of speed (velocity and agility) is a problem Mikitani traces back to the CEO. "If you believe that speed is not your job, then it won't happen. A large... View Details
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
success included, “organization leadership (along with frontline managers that) model the desired culture,” a reason behind the change (that) “is well articulated and understood by View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2009
- Working Paper
International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among... View Details
Keywords: Business Headquarters; Size; Organizational Structure; Culture; Japan; France; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States; Chile
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-044, December 2009.
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
merger activity of the 1980s when it made sense to encourage key employees to remain in place for some time after an organization, whose value was based in part on their presence, was sold. Recently, though, they have become more View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
native genius.” Growtall advised leaders to continually “assess the level of pride” in an organization and “educate and re-educate its employees” about how to detect indicators of creeping arrogance. Olufemi Adeyemi suggested that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett